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Watermilfoil Family
1 species
Genus: Myriophyllum
Species: Spicatum
Kingdom: Plantae
Perennial - invasive - native to Eurasia and north Africa -
flowers grow on spike that rises 5 to 20 cm above the water
- similar Northern or Shortspike Watermilfoil (M. sibiricum -
native to North America) has 11 or less pairs of leaflets (12
or more for Eurasian Watermilfoil) - similar Parrot Feather
Watermilfoil (M. brasiliense - native to South America) is a
common aquarium plant
flowers grow on spike that rises 5 to 20 cm above the water
- similar Northern or Shortspike Watermilfoil (M. sibiricum -
native to North America) has 11 or less pairs of leaflets (12
or more for Eurasian Watermilfoil) - similar Parrot Feather
Watermilfoil (M. brasiliense - native to South America) is a
common aquarium plant
Order: Saxifragales? (formerly Haloragales?)
Family: Haloragaceae (Watermilfoil family)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Eurasian? Watermilfoil - flower approx. 5 mm - leaves to 3 cm - aquatic vine to 3 m - Toronto Islands - August 2012
Eurasian? Watermilfoil - flower approx. 5 mm - leaves to 3 cm - aquatic vine to 3 m - Toronto Islands - August 2012
Eurasian? Watermilfoil - flower approx. 5 mm - leaves to 3 cm - aquatic vine to 3 m - Toronto Islands - August 2012